Former lab members (in order of finishing):

 ("No one ever REALLY leaves the lab...")

Yigit Unlu
Manish Mahadevan
Clinical Research Coordinator, 2025
Yigit
Yiğit Ünlü
Visiting Scholar, 2024-25
Shadi Abdelaal
Visiting Scholar, 2023-24
Huiliang Qiu
Huiliang Qiu
Visiting Student, 2018-2019
Postdoc, 2019-2023
Daniel Han
Daniel Han
UC Berkeley Undergrad, 2018-2020
Junior Specialist, 2020-2022
Poonam Rao
Poonam Rao
Assistant Specialist, 2018-2020
Postdoc, 2020-2022
Rafal Saeed
Rafal Saeed
Pharmacy Student, 2021-2022
Rich Sievers
Rich Sievers
Specialist, 2003*-2019
*actually a fixture at UCSF for 40 years!
Jess Rodriguez
Jess Rodriguez
CIRM Intern, 2014
Volunteer, 2015-2018
Staff Research Associate 2018; Industry Affiliate, 2019
Jiangtao Liu
Jiangtao Liu
Visiting Scholar, 2014-2016
Postdoc, 2016-2019
Ming Chen
Ming Chen
Visiting Scholar, 2018-2019
Pooneh Nabavizadeh
Pooneh Nabavizadeh Rafsanjani
Visiting Scholar, 2015-2017
Postdoc, 2017-2018
Liqiu Yan
Liqiu Yan
Visiting Scholar, 2015-2016
Shilpa Narayan
Shilpa Narayan
Volunteer, 2014
Staff Research Associate, 2015
Songtao An
Songtao An
Postdoc, 2011-2013
Olivia Danforth
Olivia Danforth
Staff Research Associate, 2012-2013
Qiumei Chen
Qiumei Chen
Postdoc, 2007-2010
Assoc. Research Specialist, 2010-2012
Sourabh Kharait
Sourabh Kharait
Postdoc, 2009-2011
Junior faculty, 2011-2012
Monika Varga
Monika Varga
Clinical Research Coordinator, Staff Research Associate, 2009-2012
Dan Haddad
Dan Haddad
Staff Research Associate, 2009-2012
Kranthi Pinnamaneni
Kranthi Pinnamaneni
SRA/Post-MD Researcher, 2008-2012
Pam Mok
Pam Mok
Postdoc, 2009-2011
Brian Clifford
Brian Clifford
Staff Research Associate, 2008-2009
Carola Grinninger
Carola Grinninger
Postdoc, 2006-2009
Eric Nordsieck
Eric Nordsieck
Medical resident, 2008
Shereen Saini
Shereen Saini
Staff Research Associate, 2006-2008
Robert Su
Robert Su
Medical Student, 2006-2008
Christian Heiss
Christian Heiss
Postdoc, 2004-2007
Junya Takagawa
Junya Takagawa
Postdoc (William Grossman, PI), 2005-2007
Neel Kapasi
Neel Kapasi
Staff Research Associate, 2004-2005
Junior Specialist, 2005-2006
Michael Yee
Michael Yee
Staff Research Associate, 2004-2005

INTERNS, VOLUNTEERS, AND VISITING STUDENTS (> ~1 month)

Elif

Feride Elif Can
Istanbul Cerrahpaşa University,
summer 2025

Alyssa

Lam Tran
Boston University,
summer 2024
summer 2025

Alyssa

Alyssa Parangan
University of San Francisco, 2024-25

Katie Park

Katie Park
UC Berkeley, 2022-24

Christian Cheung

Christian Cheung
University of Guelph,
Canada, 2023

Maansa Kavuri

Maansa Kavuri
UC Berkeley, 2022-23

Mehmet Nur Onder

Mehmet Nur Onder
Istanbul Cerrahpaşa University, Turkey, 2023

Jordan Naughton

Jordan Naughton
UC Berkeley, 2021-23

Kelly Tan

Kelly Tan 
UC Berkeley, 2020-23

Arailym Kamzabek

Arailym Kamzabek
Astana Medical University, Kazakhstan, 2022

Ellen Heeren

Ellen Heeren 
Hasselt University, Belgium, 2021

Raymond Guo

Raymond Guo 
UC Berkeley, 2019-20

Sharina Ibrahim

Sharina Ibrahim 
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2017

Emmy Luu

Emmy Luu 
SF State and afterward, 2011-2016

Dmitry Kostyushev

Dmitry Kostyushev 
First Moscow State Medical University, Russia, 2013

Stephenie Le

Stephenie Le
UC Berkeley, 2012

Lejla Medzikovic

Lejla Medzikovic 
Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2012

Stanley Ye

Stanley Ye 
City College of SF, 2011-12

Rikki Sharma

Rikki Sharma
SF State, 2010-12

Amanda Selchau

Amanda Selchau
UC Berkeley, 2010-11

Minako Usui

Minako Usui
SF State, 2010-11

Maya Bartel

Maya Bartel 
Mills College, 2008-10

Jeremy Pathman

Jeremy Pathman
Mission San Jose High School, 2010

Alex Page

Alex Page
Mills College, 2009

Andrew Ang

Andrew Ang
UC San Diego, 2009

Danilo Janune

Danilo Janune
Okayama University, Japan, 2009

Micah Fong

Micah Fong
UC Irvine, 2008

Vanessa Block

Vanessa Block
Yale University, 2007

Anila Thomas

Anila Thomas
St. Georges Medical School, 2004

Springer Lab photo history

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lab 2024

2024
 

lab 2022

2023
 

lab 2022

2022
 

lab 2021

2021
 

lab 2020

2020
 

lab 2018-19

2018-19
 

lab 2017-18

2017-18
 

lab 2016

2016-17
 

lab 2015

2015-16
 

lab 2014

2014-15
 

lab 2013

2013-14
 

lab 2012

2012-13
 

lab 2011

2011-12
 

Lab 2010

2010-11
 

Lab 2009

2009-10
 

Lab 2008

2008-09
 

Lab 2007

2007-08
 

(Lab photos from 2003-2006 were not taken)

Former Honorary lab members: 

honorary
Kirstin Aschbacher
Postdoc, Assistant Professor, 2011-2015
Maelene Wong
Staff Research Associate (Yerem Yeghiazarians, PI), 2005-2007
Mohan Viswanathan
Cardiology Research Fellow (Yerem Yeghiazarians, PI), 2004-2005
Shuji Joho
Postdoctoral Fellow (William Grossman, PI), 2003-2005

 

Collaborations and Visitors!

PeopleHakanVisit Potluck
RonakMelody SergeyJiangtao
ShilpaSuzaynn ConnieMattJessLeila
LejlaQiumeiDan 1,2
LejlaQiumeiDan 3,4
RobertMaeleneShereen Danilo
YeremChrisMatt MattJunyaRandy
YipingJiashingMike YanRichJunya
QiChris Jianqin

 

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